Romain Weingarten
Romain Weingarten (born December 5, 1926 in Paris , † July 13, 2006 in Challans ) was a French playwright .
Life
Weingarten spent his childhood in Brittany. After attending high school in Château-Thierry , he studied philosophy at the Sorbonne . In 1948 he wrote his first play with Akara . In the first few years, Weingarten was particularly influenced by Antonin Artaud . His work was also inspired by the Surrealists and Roger Vitrac . It wasn't until 1961 that he wrote another piece: Les Nourrices . But despite the support of Eugène Ionesco , the play was not a great success. He achieved his breakthrough in 1966 with L 'Été (Eng. Summer), which was also his greatest success. Occasionally he also worked as a director and actor in the performance of his plays.
Awards
- 1998: Grand Prix du Théâtre of the Académie française
Works
Plays
- Akara (1948)
- Les Nourrieces (1961)
- L'été (1966), ISBN 2-907468-16-2
- Alice dans les Jardins du Luxembourg (1970)
- La Mandore (1970), ISBN 2-07-032062-6
- Neige (1979)
- La mort d'Auguste (1982), ISBN 2-7427-0379-9
Novels
Le roman de la Table ronde, ou, Le livre de Blaise, ISBN 2-226-01790-9
Web links
- Literature by and about Romain Weingarten in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Romain Weingarten in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Romain Weingarten: Re-Read Artaud . The Tulane Drama Review, The MIT Press, 1963
- ^ Bettina Knapp: Notes and discussion: an interview with Romain Weingarten . In: Edward Kamarck: Arts in society: the social uses of art (1972), pp. 457-468
- ^ Romain Weingarten , An obituary in the French L 'Express, August 11, 2006
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weingarten, Romain |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 2006 |
| Place of death | Challans |